M3.2 earthquake 2 km WSW of Germencik, Turkey
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Germencik, Turkey on Mon, Jan 14, 2008, 2:06 AM GMT+2 (00:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-01-14 00:06:00 UTC
- Depth
- 5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.863° N, 27.573° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000fwnx. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 201°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.73 km NW of Germencik, Turkey · 6837 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.63 km W of Germencik, Turkey · 6837 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.017 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 6836 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.42 km N of Marathókampos, Greece · 6836 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.210 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6833 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.011 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6790 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.54 km SW of Kokkári, Greece · 6788 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.64 km NNW of Samos, Greece · 6781 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.32 km S of Pythagóreio, Greece · 6781 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
Before
- 3.36 km SSW of Kuyucak, Turkey · 6841 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.18 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 6841 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.410 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6846 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.510 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6846 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.314 km NW of Agía Marína, Greece · 6854 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.518 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwnx. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.